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Superannuation funds ramp up co-investment opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... "alternative property" such as medical, healthcare, storage, business parks and retirement villages. About 60% of Australian super funds are involved in joint ventures compared to 26% of global pension funds. Meanwhile, 47% of Australian super funds ...

Corporate and industry super funds unite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
A longstanding corporate retirement fund is merging with an $8.6 billion industry superannuation fund. Members of the Fairbrother Employee Retirement Fund have had their super savings rolled over to Tasplan under a new agreement reached between the ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... engagement and self-reliance in retirement. But the changes possibly weaken the sector, having implications for all super funds. "The existence and success of the SMSF sector over many years has put downward pressure on administration fees and continues ...

Productivity Commission pushes for superannuation scale benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... paper, the Productivity Commission presents strong evidence for scale opportunities that are not being realised by super funds. Over the last 13 years, scale benefits have mounted to $4.5 billion, but is hasn't translated to lower fees charged to ...

Industry funds lead website experience

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... (0.5 points higher), information clarity (0.3 points higher) and overall satisfaction (0.5 points higher). Overall, super funds made significant inroads in allowing members to request financial advice online (from 68% last year to 80% this year). Worst ...

Fund manager launches HNW advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... HNW and sophisticated investor clients within its subsidiary Clime Private Wealth. It also works with self-managed super funds, companies, charities and institutions. In January, Clime appointed Maria Greensill as the head of Clime Private Wealth. In ...

SelectingSuper honours super industry leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... was previously named fund of the year in both 2015 and 2014, SelectingSuper said. HESTA and AvSuper were the other super funds to win multiple awards. HESTA collected Best Millennial Super Product and the Investment Leadership Award. AvSuper won the ...

New terms for early super access receives mixed reaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... assist parties to create super splitting orders, including a tool to look up the legal name and contact details of super funds," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. As part of the package, Robert said the Australian Bureau of Statistics will reinstate ...

Lonsec appoints marketing director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... change," said Hardy. "I look forward to leveraging the strong relationships we have with advisers, fund managers and super funds, and driving the continued evolution of our investment research and tools in line with the industry's future needs."

Poor performance a fiduciary breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... of trustees being a servant to their commercial owner rather than a servant to the member," he said. Asked how many super funds he thinks would be appropriate, Sherry said he expects the industry fund sector to contract by at least half and retail will ...